On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Mark Miesfeld <miesf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Staffan Tylen <staffan.ty...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> OK thanks, but if I make life a bit more complex by saying that the file >> name is abc.def and it should be opened in the default browser, how could >> that be done when 'def' is not a known extension? > > You could only do it if you, the programmer, know what the default > browser is.
You could of course write code to figure it out. C:\work.ooRexx\wc\ooDialog\trunk>assoc | grep html .cshtml=VisualStudio.cshtml.10.0 .dochtml=wordhtmlfile .docmhtml=wordmhtmlfile .dothtml=wordhtmltemplate .htm=htmlfile .html=htmlfile .mdbhtml=accesshtmlfile .mht=mhtmlfile .mhtml=mhtmlfile .pothtml=powerpointhtmltemplate .ppthtml=powerpointhtmlfile .pptmhtml=powerpointmhtmlfile .pubhtml=publisherhtmlfile .pubmhtml=publishermhtmlfile .vbhtml=VisualStudio.vbhtml.10.0 .wizhtml=accessthmltemplate .xht=xhtmlfile .xhtml=xhtmlfile .xlshtml=Excelhtmlfile .xlsmhtml=excelmhtmlfile .xlthtml=Excelhtmltemplate C:\work.ooRexx\wc\ooDialog\trunk>ftype | grep -wi htmlfile htmlfile="C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome So, it looks like the string: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome myFile.def' passed to the outside environment would work. On Windows there are some other classes, like the WindowsRegistry class or the oleObject class that might be of use. You would need to research if the OS stores the information in the registry. If so, you could use the WindowsRegistry class to retrieve. Or, if the information is available through WMI, you could use the oleObject to retrieve it. The brute force method above may be good enough. -- Mark Miesfeld ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Oorexx-users mailing list Oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-users
